- Thornton-le-Beans
infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption =
latitude = 54.30841
longitude = -1.39047
official_name = Thornton-le-Beans
population =
shire_district =Hambleton
shire_county =North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster = Vale of York
post_town = NORTHALLERTON
postcode_district = DL6
postcode_area = DL
dial_code = 01609
os_grid_reference = SE397904Thornton-le-Beans is a village and
civil parish in theHambleton district ofNorth Yorkshire ,England . It is on theA168 road and 3 miles south ofNorthallerton .It is in the Thorntons electoral ward for district elections and the District Councillor is Bob Baker. The village is currently in the Vale of York Parliamentary Constituency and the MP is Ann McIntosh.The village has one pub called "The Crosby" behind which there is a campsite. In 2007 the Pub won best Pub Grub in the Flavours of Hambleton Awards. There is a Methodist Chapel at the east end of the village and a Chapel of Ease at the west end. The Graveyard looks over the Vale of York. The Author
Bill Bryson famously stated in his bookNotes From a Small Island that he wants to be buried in Thornton-le-Beans.
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